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At dinner last night, while munching on a piece of steamed + buttered broccoli, Joan said she wanted to try roasted broccoli. So, after kinder today, we roasted a bunch (some sweet potato, too) and assembled these veggie bowls, with leftover quinoa, boiled eggs, black beans & toasted seeds. I added pesto & sauerkraut to my bowl but Joan declined - at the moment she isn’t a fan of either (not a fan of pesto?! I know, I know...). Until recently she wasn’t a big fan of broccoli, either - unless it was in a stir fry. But after seeing Walt tuck into broccoli, black beans &, well, everything that passes his lips with such enthusiasm (our little man LOVES to eat), she’s come around. It’s like she doesn’t want him to be more adventurous than she is. For anyone wondering, I drizzled tahini + peanut butter on Walt’s quinoa to make it easier for him to grasp (though the floor was still covered in food) 💛Lastly, thank you for your kind words about my @australianbirthstories interview. I feel incredibly grateful to have had two smooth & positive birthing experiences, & am happy so many of you enjoyed hearing about them.

Ben took this photo when Joan was two days old. Can you see her little frog legged position? The day prior she was fitted with a Pavlic Harness to treat her Hip Dysplasia. I was still on such a high following her birth. For months I had been trying to get her to flip head down into the ideal position for birth, & then, all of a sudden, my waters broke & seven hours later she was here. I didn’t plan a vaginal breech birth, that’s just how it unfolded, & it was the most incredible experience of my life. Until I gave birth to Walt, which was an equally amazing experience ✨ I recently shared both of my birth stories with Sophie from one of my favourite podcasts, @australianbirthstories. I also spoke about hypothalamic amenorrhea & pregnancy loss. It was a dream to be interviewed by Sophie; head over to @australianbirthstories for a link to listen.

Happy Sunday to you. We’re looking forward to staying cozy inside all day - cooking, eating, making cubbies, reading stories & planning a trip to Italy that probably won’t happen anytime soon but, hey, it’s fun to dream.

After an obscenely early start this morning, we spent much of the day lazing about together, reading stories, scrambling eggs, watching Mary Poppins, eating almond butter from the jar & drawing. Ben is out tonight &, knowing this, I started prepping for bedtime hours in advance - getting pyjamas ready, filling the kettle for hot water bottles, choosing books, etc. And it was the most seamless bedtime I think we’ve ever had - Joan in her bed & Walt in the baby carrier, both asleep within 10 minutes as the three of us listened to Stay Awake from the Mary Poppins soundtrack (on repeat). It most certainly doesn’t always happen like this, so I am savouring it. Off to assemble a snack for later (probably walnuts, coconut flakes, fat sultanas, sliced apple & some really good cheddar) and search for a new show to watch. I hear Shetland is good. Should I go for it? After Fleabag everything else seems a bit shit 💛

I’m currently holding my little man while he has a nap. He’s got some teeth coming through - his first! The top and bottom at once. He has a little cough, too 💔 Needless to say we haven’t been getting much sleep. Joan continues to favour a 5am wake up. I tried to get her to nap earlier today but that didn’t pan out as I’d hoped. I can hear her playing with my Dad in the lounge room (he spends 2-3hrs with Joan every Wednesday afternoon - has done since she was a bub). She’s giggling uncontrollably & sounds deliriously tired. Good luck, Dad 🖖🏻Earlier this afternoon, after that failed nap attempt, we had ourselves an icecream snack. Joan and I made this salty honey icecream together back in May (recipe by @acozykitchen) and, somehow, I had forgotten about the leftovers in the freezer. Perhaps the wrong weather for it ☁️💨🌧 but, as my Dad suggested when he arrived, is there ever a bad day for icecream?

Ballerina dress ups & books this morning 💛

This afternoon I took Joan to the shops while Walt slept in the baby carrier on Ben, who was working from home. We bought apples, eggs & a bunch of other groceries, & while holding my hand she skipped & hummed to herself. There’s a veggie curry from the freezer warming on the stove & rice in the rice cooker. It smells amazing. I’m tired. Walt has been waking more frequently overnight & taking longer to settle. I think he’s working on a tooth - his first. Or maybe not. If it is a tooth, it’s taking its time. The rice cooker just beeped. I’ll get Joan to set the table & decide where we all sit. Sometimes she likes to be next to Walt (rather, right up against him), other times she finds his messy eating repulsive. She’s extremely tired right now, so I expect it’ll be the latter. Happy Friday evening to you 💛